The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed right knee and left knee disorders, as well as his right shoulder and left shoulder disorders, were not incurred or aggravated during active military service.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence showing a nexus between any current diagnoses of these conditions and the veteran's military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Disorder, Left Knee Disorder, Right Shoulder Disorder, Left Shoulder Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 18, 2005
- Citation
- 0501377
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What this means for you
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